Line-spacing mechanism.



No. 860,298. PATENTED JULY 16, 1907. W. W. HOPKINS.

LINE SPAOING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED DEOHL 1006 [I III! II ll H II] Ill llll llllllll LI llll II II I" I] II II IHI Zia-mam Zi/fiapkini 33W UNITED STATES i-tTENT OFFICE.

\\'l i.iilA.\[ \Y. HOPKINS. OF ST. LOi'iS. \IISOYRI, .lSSILiXOR. BY MESXE .-\SSIG.\'. IEXTS,.TO

THE HUN-HOPKINS BILLING MACHINE tUBlPAXY. OF ST. LOI'IS. lSSOL'RI, CORPO- RATION 01- MISSOI'RI.

To all whom it may concern:

lie it known that .i, \Ynfuan \Y. liorkixsa citizen t i the ['nitcd States, residing at St. i.ouis. .\li:\ ouri.

have invented a certain new and tist-i'ul improvement in Line-Spacing Mechanism for Type-Writing Machines,-ot' which the following is a full, clear, and exnet description. such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,

reterepce being had tolhe accompanying drawings,

forming part of this specification, in which Figure-l is arear elevation oi a typewriting machine provided -with a line-spacing mechanism constructed in accordance with my invention; and- Fig. 2 is a tietail end view oi the paper feeding roller and its actuating mechanism.

This invention relates to typevn'iting machines and particularly to the line-spacing mechanism of such machines.

The object of my invention is to provide a line-spacing meohanis n oj simple construction which will be operated automatically when the paper carriage reaches writing machine oi which the line-spacine mechanism 1 a certain position in its lateml'movetn'ent.

This present application is a divisional of my pcnding application Serial )l'o. 330,726, filed August 15, 1906, which shows and describes the complete type herein claimed forms a part.

Referring to the drawings which represent the preferred form of my invention, 1 designates the frame oi the machine provided with a track 3-5 upon which the I Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 1Q, 1907.

Original application filed August 15, 1906, Serial No. 330,726. Divided and this application filed December 4, 1906. Serial No. 346.272.

and mounted on the end oi lever -11 upon whose oppo-- site end is a link 42 which link is shown-in Eig. 1 as pivotaliv connected to an arm 43 whose end extends into the path of movement of a pin -14 on the drum 45 containing the motor spring for the carriage. A cable .46 extends from this spring tirnin -15 over sheaves and is connected to the carriage at the point 47. Another.

cable -16 connected to a supplemental spring (iron 48. and to the carriage at the point '17. lienever the spring drum 4,5, rotating in th s direction of the arrow in Fig. 1 engages the arm -13 by means of pin 44, the

paper i'ecd pawl will be opentted'sb as to line-space the paper. Pin 44 is so positioned on drum -15 that it. strikes the arm -i3 as the paper carriage is moved to the right to start a new line.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim.

as new and desire'to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. in n trpewriting: machine. the combination with paper feeding rolls. a ratchet on one 0! said rolls, a paper feeding pawl coi perating with said ratchet, and a pro- A jectiou on the drum containingthe motor spring or the carriage for operating said paper feeding pawl, suhstan;

tialiv as described.

2. in a typewriting machine, the combination with a laterally inovahle paper carriage, a paper feeding roll therein having a ratchet at. one end thereof, a pawl-co- 6ooperating. with said ratchet. a spring-actuated drum for moving the carriage laterally. a pin on said drum, and a lever in the path of said pin. said iever beiugconnected' to said paper feeding: pawl; substantially as described.

the presence, or two witnesses. this twenty seventh day 9! November iJot.

in testimony whereof i hereunto nflilmj signatu' in 

